The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-01-27

as | supposed, alone, but was start
led at the sight of a gentleman, who
sat, apparently quite at home, with
halt smoked cigar in his left hand,
while his right was engaged in 6gur-
ing in what seemed to be book of
accounts, but at the sound of my en-
trance he looked round, holding his
pencil in the air, and looking straight
in my face, seemed to await an intro
duction. But Ms. Barron only said,
"well Miss Rembem, what is it now ?"
Upon which the gentleman, with a
polite gesture, said
Il see | must not wait for my wife
to introduce me- I am DIR. Barron,
and this presume is Miss Rembert ?"
l accepted his offered hand, and
must have betrayed my surprise in
my face, as he added:
Il suppose you have not heard
much about such an insignificant per-
sonage"-and politely offered me
seat, which I declined, thanking him,
and saying:
81 only wished to say to Mrs. Bar
ron, that | would like to accept Mrs.
Vivian's invitation to spend the day
at Ravenswood" 1 felt that he would
,, in some way help me, and in my help
less loneliness, l felt grateful even for
the politeness of his manner, land the
kindly tone of his rich, deep voice.
Yet he had the appearance of a man
of the world, and there were signs of
dissipation in his face, and about his
eyes-yet he was certainly man of
good breeding, and I believed had a
kinder heart than she whom he called
his wife, though she looked old enough
to have been his mother.
Mrs. Barron seemed startled and
nervous, and said quickly:
cit is impossible Miss Rembert-
| there is not a servant-a person on
the place who can do what you have
agreed, and are paid to do
Excuse me madam" said DR.. Bar
ron, "but if Miss Rembert wishes to
go, see no reason why she should
not And at this moment Giles, the
house boy appeared, saying, "Gen.
Vivian's carriage is here Miss Lillian
and here is note for you" Mrs.
Barron was pale with anger, and ex-
claimed:
"What do you mean DR.. Barron :?
you surely do not expect me to-
Il expect nothing OF you madam"
/ interrupted DIR. B. and turning TO me
said kindly:
"Get your hat Miss Rembert, and
l will escort you to the carriage"
Then to Mrs. B. he said, 81 will take
her place myself" Thankfully and
gratefully I did his bidding, and soon
found myself seated in the carriage
which stopped at the gate to take up
Ernest, who it seemed had been sent
as my escort, but he declared that he
could not face that "old cat" without
saying or doing something that his
mother would scold him for, so he
thought he chad better not get in the
way of temptation" and so waited for
me at the gate.
! What an inexpressible relief it was
to find myself in the free, fresh air,
outside of that strange, unnatural, ill
assorted household, and in the pleas
ant companionship of that bright-faced
true hearted boy, who from our first
meeting had seemed like flash OF
bright sunshine, in his beauty, warmth
and sympathy. We soon reached and
passed through the arched iron gate
way and were rolling through the cir.
cular avenue, with its rich and yer
dant borders of magnolia, mock or
ange Cape Jessamines. The carriag.
stopping beneath massive ston,
, porch, thespillows of which stood a
either corner of the arched step; ane
at the foot of each of the two from
pillars, crouched full sized lion
, carved in yellow stone. Just beyond
/ the house, to the right, was the foun
tain, whose trickling waters had lullet
t me to sweet repose on that weary, bu
charming night of my first anival, ant
3 on the left, at the foot of gentl
: slope of grass, was small lake. upol
8 whose bosom tfoated number O
\ snowy swans, and miniature yacht
: There were clumps of Deodars, Lat
: urnams and GRIPPE mystles and Acacia!
3 and here and there as we drove alon,
: there were glimpses of statuary, bot
y in dark stone and white marble.
It All this my delighted gaze took i
a as rested upon the softly cushione
seat of the Vivian carriage, and VIZ
swiftly rolled through the pei
g fumed and fower-laden atmosphe,
| to the very steps Of the noble mansio